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Science impacts our everyday life – we see it manifest in culture, society, and most clear to us, medicine and our own bodies. It was this curiosity to further learn about what makes us us: our internal makeup and our societal and cultural influences. Because of this, I’ve pursued an education in both biology and sociology as an undergraduate student here at Stony Brook University. More specific, mental health is a subject that is the result of the marriage between biology, sociology, and psychology. After taking courses and reading studies that focus on mental well-being, I realized that yes, we have learned so much but at the same time, we only scratched the surface of the brain and the mind; we still have a long way to go. As long as I have these three things, I can brave the unknown: hot chocolate with extra whipped cream, a good book, and let’s be real – my laptop (with that good Wi-Fi).